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Thursday, 03 May 2018 08:21Airtel launches 4G services in Kenya
Airtel’s Kenya wing has launched 4G services in Nairobi and Mombasa. Currently, Airtel is the second-largest carrier in Kenya.
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Thursday, 03 May 2018 08:15RJio comes up JioInteract, world’s first AI-based brand engagement platform
To further offer the latest in technology and cash in on its 186 million subscribers and another 150 million smartphone users, Reliance Jio Infocomm has come up with the world’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) based brand engagement platform, Jio Interact.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2018 10:33DoT launches broad contours of new Telecom Policy
As under the 2022 Secure India goals, the government wants to establish a comprehensive data protection regime for digital communications that safeguards the privacy, autonomy and choice of individuals and facilitates India’s effective participation in the global digital economy, the telecom department on 1 May launched the broad contours of the new Telecom Policy (TP).
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Wednesday, 02 May 2018 06:10COAI Report: Airtel enjoys 30% share in total mobile subscriber base of 1 billion
According to COAI’s report released on 2 May, Airtel maintains its number one position while having 29.37% market share (304.9 million) out of total 1.035 billion figures in India till March 2018. It has added 8.4 million new subscribers during March.
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Monday, 30 April 2018 11:35BSNL may get 5 Mhz slot in 2100 Mhz band for launching 4G services
The government may soon offer the state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) 5 Mhz slot in the 2100 Mhz band for launching 4G services. With this, BSNL may compete well with the leading telcos like Jio and Airtel.
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Saturday, 28 April 2018 11:36Idea to start VoLTE services in May
While Vodafone is aggressively launching its VoLTE services in many parts of the country, Idea Cellular will also start its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services in a phased manner for its customers, starting from May this year.
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Saturday, 28 April 2018 09:48RJio registers Rs 510 crore profit in Q4
While leading telecom operator Airtel registered a big loss in Q4, the new entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm reported a net profit of Rs 510 crore, which is Rs. 6 crore up from the third Q. Its Operating revenue was Rs. 7128 crore.
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Friday, 27 April 2018 10:37RJio to recruit 80,000 fresh employees
There is big opportunity before all job seekers, and especially those who were rendered jobless after the closure of Reliance Communications and Aircel. Reliance Jio, the new entrant in telecom sector, is going to hire 80,000 new staff this FY. It has partnered with 6,000 colleges, including technical institutions, across the country to carry out campus recruitment.
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Thursday, 26 April 2018 11:06Govt to construct dedicated ducts along new highways
In a latest move, the government will construct dedicated ducts along new highways for laying optical fibre lines for telecom and power lines. The telecom department and the road transport ministry have agreed for allocating land along the green field highways to the telecom department for this purpose.
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Thursday, 26 April 2018 11:05Minister directs BSNL to strengthen mobile connectivity in Maoist-affected regions
On 25 April, the Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir directed BSNL to expedite bandwidth upgradation in 35 worst-affected Maoist districts on priority and ensure up to 2 mbps capacity within one month. This was announced during a high-level meeting to review the mobile connectivity issues in Left Wing Extremism (Maoist) affected districts of the country.
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Thursday, 26 April 2018 11:02SC asks RCom to pay spectrum dues to DoT by 2 May
The Supreme Court has asked Reliance Communications to pay spectrum dues which are to the tune of Rs 774 crore. The amount has to be paid to the telecom department (DoT) by May 2.
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Thursday, 26 April 2018 11:01Airtel reports Rs 652 crore loss due to termination cost cut& tariff war
The tariff war unleashed by the entry of RJio in Sep. 2016, and cut in termination cost by the telecom regulator TRAI has led Airtel to witness Rs 652 crore losses in its India business during the March quarter (Q4).
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Thursday, 26 April 2018 10:38National Digital Communications Policy 2018 to be put on for consultation soon
On 26 April, the Telecom minister Manoj Sinha reviewed the draft guidelines of the upcoming public policy on telecom sector prepared by the Department of Telecom (DoT), and said that it would be soon put on for wide consultation inviting public comments.
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Wednesday, 25 April 2018 10:06India to get its biggest telecom towers group; Bharti Infratel to merge with Indus Towers
Bharti Infratel has announced its intention to merge with Indus Towers which is owned by Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. Post-merger, it will be a $14.6 billion company with 1.63 lakh towers.
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Saturday, 21 April 2018 10:25South Delhi Municipal Corporation to mop up Rs 15-Cr from 3,000 mobile towers
While the sealing is going on, causing call drops in Delhi, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is set to earn Rs. 15 Crore from 3,000 mobile towers in areas under its jurisdiction as part of property tax on them. The civic body is likely to move a resolution in this regard.
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Saturday, 21 April 2018 10:23India & South Korea to partner for 5G test labs; High level panel to prepare report
As India is getting ready to roll out 5G, the country is looking to partner with South Korea, which was ranked second in information communications technology index for 2017 by the International Telecommunication Union, while India was at the 134th position.
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Wednesday, 18 April 2018 12:16Airtel becomes number one in terms of 3G, 4G speed: Open Signal
As per the latest report by London-based Open Signal, Airtel has beaten RJio in terms of 3G, 4G speed. Jio delivered everyday download speeds of 5.1 Mbps in tests, compared to Bharti Airtel's 6 Mbps.
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Wednesday, 18 April 2018 11:17NCLAT recalls its April 6 order which allowed sale of RCom towers
Reliance Communications cannot sell its towers till April 23 as the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has recalled its April 6 order that allowed the sale. The NCLT order of March 12, barring the sale of tower and fibre assets held by Reliance Infratel, continues for now.
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Tuesday, 17 April 2018 12:19MCD seals 566 towers causing call drops at many places in Delhi
Following the closure of 566 telecom towers by the MCD, people suffered call drops at many places in Delhi. There are 11,500 mobile towers installed in Delhi and 1,150 more are required for seamless coverage but they have been pending for the want of permission.
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Monday, 16 April 2018 12:27TRAI launches beta version of web portal for comparison of mobile tariffs
The telecom regulator TRAI has recently launched a portal for consumers to compare all available mobile phone tariffs across operators. It is the first such platform from the government.
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